Device for setting a furniture part received in a basic furniture structure, guiding device for moving a movable furniture part and piece of furniture with a device for setting a furniture part received in a basic furniture structure

ABSTRACT

A device for setting a movable furniture part received in a basic furniture structure by means of a guiding unit, with which the furniture part is movably guided in the basic furniture structure, the guiding unit including a movement rail, which is attached to the furniture part and is mounted displaceably with respect to a basic-structure rail, the device including a setting unit that is attached to a front-side end portion of the movement rail, which sets a stop position of the movement rail during closing movements with respect to the basic-structure rail.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a device for setting a furniture part that is received in a basic furniture structure and can be moved by means of a guiding unit, to a guiding device for guiding the movement of a movable furniture part received in a basic furniture structure and also to a piece of furniture with such a device.

2. Description of Related Art

WO 2011/094776 A1 discloses a device for detachably coupling a drawer to an extendable rail of a pull-out guide. With an adjusting device, the position of a drawer connected to the rail can be adjusted in the lateral direction relative to the rail. The device has a fastening part that can be fastened to the drawer and a coupling part that can be coupled to the rail. The coupling part is detachably connected to the rail.

This allows varied positioning of a drawer with respect to a pull-out guide, in particular the drawer rail. However, attachment is comparatively complex.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention is based on the object of providing an adjusting device for a drawer that can in particular be fitted comparatively easily.

The invention is based on a device for setting a furniture part that is received in a basic furniture structure and can be moved by means of a guiding unit, the guiding unit comprising a movement rail, which is intended for attachment to the furniture part and is mounted displaceably with respect to a basic-structure rail.

The essence of the invention is that the device comprises a setting unit for attachment to a front-side end portion of the movement rail, with which a stop position of the movement rail during closing movements can be set with respect to the basic-structure rail in a state in which the unit is fitted on the movement rail.

By this measure it is possible to realize a depth adjustment of a drawer without requiring attachment of a corresponding device to a drawer itself. This is so because the positioning takes place directly between the movement rail and the basic-structure rail. As a result, no parts have to be fitted on the drawer. Consequently, drawers can be used entirely independently of a depth setting.

In a further preferred refinement of the invention, the setting unit is formed as an exchangeable component. By this measure it is possible to use various setting units on an existing guiding unit.

It is conceivable that different setting units for prescribed ranges of a settable change of depth are provided for an existing guiding unit.

In order to realize an easy and user-friendly depth adjustment, it is also proposed that the setting unit comprises a knurled wheel with an internal thread, which is mounted rotatably on a main body of the setting unit. The knurled wheel and the internal thread may be formed as one part, but also as multiple parts, in particular as two parts.

It is also particularly preferred if the setting unit comprises a stop plate, which is connected to a threaded pin. In this embodiment, the stop plate preferably provides the stop on the basic-structure rail. This provides a defined positioning of the drawer rail and the basic-structure rail in relation to one another. The stop plate is preferably displaceably mounted on the setting unit in such a way that, when the knurled wheel turns, it cannot turn with it, but only undergoes a linear movement. A different form of the stop is also conceivable, possibly as an integral part of the threaded pin.

In this respect it is preferred that the threaded pin is mounted on the main body of the setting unit in such a way that, by turning of the knurled wheel, the threaded pin with the stop plate is displaceable parallel to the directions of movement of the movement rail with respect to the main body, in order to be able to set the stop position.

In a further preferred refinement of the invention, the main body is an angle piece, in particular a right-angled piece, the displaceably mounted stop plate being mounted in a first angle leg. The stop plate is preferably fitted on a first angle leg by means of the threaded pin, but is supported on a second angle leg, so that the stop plate and the threaded pin are prevented from twisting.

In a further improved refinement of the invention, a substantially straight side edge of the stop plate is arranged on a planar inner surface of the second angle leg in such a way that turning angles of the stop plate about a longitudinal axis of the threaded pin are limited to provide prevention from twisting.

In order to define a linear positioning of the stop, it has also been proposed that a projection that limits linear displacement of the stop plate is formed on the inner surface of the second angle leg. In this way it can also be prevented that, in too extreme a position, the threaded pin possibly falls out from an internal thread of the knurled screw,

In the case of a yet further preferred refinement of the invention, an attaching portion that is adapted for attachment of the device in a receptacle of the movement rail is formed on one of the two angle legs. The setting unit is preferably merely hooked in or clipped in on the movement rail, that is to say the attaching portion is attached without a tool. In this way, a setting unit can also be retrofitted on an existing guiding unit, or guiding units can be offered with and without a setting unit, without the guiding unit having to be changed.

Attaching elements are preferably provided on a guiding device in order to be able to fasten the setting unit to them.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Two exemplary embodiments of the invention are represented in the drawings and are explained below, while indicating further details and advantages.

FIG. 1 shows a depth adjusting device in a three-dimensional view,

FIG. 2 shows the detail of a guiding unit with a depth adjusting device fitted on it corresponding to FIG. 1, in a three-dimensional view obliquely from below.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In FIG. 1, a depth adjusting device 1 is depicted.

The depth adjusting device 1 has a first leg 2, which is at a right angle to a second leg 3. A knurled wheel 4 on a threaded pin 5 is rotatably attached to the first leg 2 in a clearance. A stop plate 6 is arranged at the front end of the threaded pin 5. The knurled wheel has a sleeve 7, which is in particular formed in one piece with the knurled wheel and protrudes from the knurled wheel and is also rotatably fitted in an outwardly facing first wall portion 8 of the first leg 2. In this way, a defined mounting is realized for the knurled wheel. The threaded pin is guided in a lead-through (not represented) in a second wall portion 9, which forms the inner border of the first leg 2. The first wall portion 8 and the second wall portion 9 are at a distance from one another in such a way that the knurled wheel 4 fits rotatably between them. By turning the knurled wheel 4, the threaded pin 5 is moved either out or in, together with the stop plate 6, in order in this way to perform a positioning of the stop. The maximally outwardly displaced position of the threaded pin 5 or of the stop plate 6 is limited by a stop 10 on the second leg 3 of the depth adjusting device 1.

The depth adjusting device 1 also has on its second leg 3 a device 11 for fastening to a drawer rail of a guiding unit. In the present case, the device 11 consists inter alia of a hook-shaped portion 12, by means of which the depth adjusting device 1 can be hooked into a drawer rail. For secure positioning, the second leg also has a slit 13, which a wall of a drawer rail can be made to enter during fitting.

In FIG. 2, the depth adjusting device 1 is shown fitted on a drawer rail 14. In FIG. 2 there can also be seen a basic-structure rail 15, with which the stop plate 6 of the depth adjusting device 1 interacts. In the stop position, the stop plate 6 thereby comes up against a stop portion 16 on the basic-structure rail 15. In FIG. 2, the front region of a guiding unit 17 is represented. Accordingly, the depth adjusting device 1 is arranged at a front-side end of the drawer rail 14.

As a result, in interaction with the basic-structure rail 15, moving out of the threaded pin 5 has the effect that the drawer rail, and consequently a drawer fitted on it, can no longer be moved so far along the basic-structure rail, and consequently into the basic structure. In this case, any front of the drawer there may be (not represented) comes out further from a basic structure. In the converse case, when the threaded pin 5 is moved in by means of the knurled wheel 4, the drawer rail can be pushed in further, which with the drawer fastened to it has the consequence that the front of the drawer moves further into a basic structure in the closed state. In this way, fronts of drawers can be adjusted such that, in the moved-in state of the guiding unit 17, they preferably all lie in one plane, and consequently present a uniform appearance.

Both in FIG. 1 and in FIG. 2, the maximally moved-out position of the threaded pin 5 is represented. It goes without saying that other positions, moved further inward, are possible.

LIST OF DESIGNATIONS

-   1 Depth adjusting device -   2 First leg -   3 Second leg -   4 Knurled wheel -   5 Threaded pin -   6 Stop plate -   7 Sleeve -   8 First wall portion -   9 Second wall portion -   10 Stop -   11 Device for fastening to a drawer rail -   12 Hook-shaped portion -   13 Slit -   14 Drawer rail -   15 Basic-structure rail -   16 Stop portion -   17 Guiding unit 

1. A device for setting a movable furniture part received in a basic furniture structure by means of a guiding unit, with which the furniture part is movably guided in the basic furniture structure, the guiding unit including a movement rail, which is attached to the furniture part and is mounted displaceably with respect to a basic-structure rail, the device comprising a setting unit attached to a front-side end portion of the movement rail, which sets a stop position of the movement rail during closing movements with respect to the basic-structure rail.
 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit is formed as an exchangeable component.
 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit further comprises a knurled wheel with an internal thread, which is mounted rotatably on a main body of the setting unit.
 4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the setting unit further comprises a stop plate, which is connected to a threaded pin.
 5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the threaded pin is mounted on the main body of the setting unit in such a way that, by turning of the knurled wheel, the pin with the stop plate is displaceable parallel to directions of movement of the movement rail with respect to the main body, to set the stop position.
 6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the main body is a right-angled piece, and a displaceably mounted stop plate is mounted in a first angle leg.
 7. The device according to claim 6, wherein a substantially straight side edge of the stop plate is arranged on a planar inner surface of a second angle leg in such a way that turning angles of the stop plate about a longitudinal axis of the threaded pin are limited.
 8. The device according to claim 7, wherein a projection that limits a displacement of the stop plate is formed on the inner surface of the second angle leg.
 9. The device according to claim 1, wherein an attaching portion for attachment in a receptacle of the movement rail is formed on one of the first angle leg and the second angle leg.
 10. A guiding device for guiding the movement of a movable furniture part received in a basic furniture structure comprising: a guiding unit, with which the furniture part is movably guided in the basic furniture structure, the guiding unit comprising a movement rail, which is attached to the furniture part and is mounted displaceably with respect to a basic-structure rail, and a setting unit attached to a front-region of the movement rail, which sets a stop position of the movement rail during closing movements with respect to the basic-structure rail.
 11. The guiding device according to claim 10, wherein a receptacle for attachment of the setting unit is formed on the movement rail.
 12. A piece of furniture with a device according to claim
 1. 13. A piece of furniture with a guiding device according to claim
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